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D. Clay

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PVC electrical tubing.
« Reply #45 on: October 29, 2006, 02:49:19 PM »
I bought a roll of .25" PVC electrical tubing. It's similar to the stuff on the first 3-4" of the connectors at the coils. It makes for a neater installation as it eliminates all of that electrical tape.
Anyway, I had to buy 100' roll. Way more than I need.It takes about 6 feet to do a COP upgrade.  You do have to do the plug ends per the following to get the wires inside the tubing.
http://bmw.e30tuner.com/articles_condis1.php
So, if anyone would like some, I'll send 6' to you for the mailing cost.
This what it looks like - 1/4 inch diameter:
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« Reply #46 on: October 29, 2006, 07:00:09 PM »
Sweet man, glad it worked out well.  That tubing is a good idea...the tape is not the neatest looking.

I will get around to making more soon.  Work has been owning me the past couple months.
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« Reply #47 on: October 30, 2006, 06:27:53 PM »
lookin forward to it.. D. Clay youll be hearing from me as well once bmwman starts fabin again
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« Reply #48 on: November 05, 2006, 07:16:37 PM »
my coils are on the way :)  But I bought them in a set of 6, so I have two extras lol
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« Reply #49 on: November 07, 2006, 05:32:22 AM »
why a set of 6? did you get them from TMS? at least you got 2 extra in case one blows out or somethin... :crosses fingers:
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« Reply #50 on: November 07, 2006, 09:40:57 AM »
lol yeah its good to have spares I guess.  The guy I bought them from would only sell as a set of 6 :(  
 
I still haven't decided if I should keep them or try to sell them.  I guess it boils down to if someone needs 2....
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« Reply #51 on: November 07, 2006, 09:47:20 AM »
Use the last 2 to make a uuhhhhhh taser?

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« Reply #52 on: November 07, 2006, 09:51:38 AM »
hahaha I do have some extra wire, maybe some sort of security system?!?!  shock the heck outta someone lolz
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« Reply #53 on: November 08, 2006, 04:30:37 AM »
hook it up to your alarm and door handles :eek:

ultimate anti theft!!!
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« Reply #54 on: November 08, 2006, 03:29:52 PM »
my coils should be here today...
 
is it a bad idea to put them on w/out the bracket?  It wouldn't be long term but I really want to get them on and I need to make sure they work.
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« Reply #55 on: November 08, 2006, 11:58:28 PM »
Wouldn't hurt just for a minute to make sure it will run. I wouldn't drive it that way. The weight and alignment of the coils would all be on the spark plug sockets.
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Finally done!
« Reply #56 on: November 11, 2006, 04:19:27 AM »
Here's a pic of the completed COP. I am in the process of trying to clean up 16 years of neglect in the engine compartment. I tried to do the Bosch connectors per bmwman91's write up and realized I was going to screw it up. I cut the wires and reconnected them where they come out from the firewall. It was easier to slip the PVC tube on and I didn't have to mess with the coil connectors. I did find out the hard way that the shielding on the big black wire will ground the black wire inside the smaller sheath causing a dead miss. Next painting the intake and winning the cosmoline wars.
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« Reply #57 on: November 11, 2006, 02:50:34 PM »
could i get one of these by the 8th? also, would anyone like to split a v8 set of bavautos high performance coils with me?
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« Reply #58 on: November 12, 2006, 08:52:48 AM »
Quote from: D. Clay;13612
Here's a pic of the completed COP. I am in the process of trying to clean up 16 years of neglect in the engine compartment. I tried to do the Bosch connectors per bmwman91's write up and realized I was going to screw it up. I cut the wires and reconnected them where they come out from the firewall. It was easier to slip the PVC tube on and I didn't have to mess with the coil connectors. I did find out the hard way that the shielding on the big black wire will ground the black wire inside the smaller sheath causing a dead miss. Next painting the intake and winning the cosmoline wars.


when you say you cut the wires from the firewall, did you just solder/crimp/heatshrink them back together or what did you do?
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The quick and dirty!
« Reply #59 on: November 12, 2006, 03:30:47 PM »
Quote from: AL GReeNeRy;13636
when you say you cut the wires from the firewall, did you just solder/crimp/heatshrink them back together or what did you do?
I cut them in groups of three - for one coil at a time so I wouldn't cross them. I put numbered labels on the original coils on the fender apron, the wires and connectors to them, and the plug wires so I could keep track of everything.
I removed the plastic cover on the right side of the firewall so the splices would be covered:

I used plain old butt connectors but it would have been better to solder them.
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